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Moderna applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in the Philippines 26 Apr 2021 - 10:56 am

Manila: US drugmaker Moderna Inc on Monday filed an application for emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, Food and...

Canada to send army, Red Cross to province worst affected by COVID-19 surge 26 Apr 2021 - 12:30 am

OTTAWA - Canada will send the armed forces and Red Cross to Ontario to help the country's most populous province as it struggles...

Greece to lift quarantine rule for more inbound visitors from Monday 25 Apr 2021 - 10:13 pm

ATHENS: Greece will lift quarantine restrictions on coronavirus-free visitors from more countries including Australia and Russia from Monday as it extends exemptions ahead...

U.S. to provide vaccine components, medical supplies to India 25 Apr 2021 - 08:24 pm

The United States will immediately provide raw materials for COVID-19 vaccines, medical equipment and protective gear to help India respond to a massive...

UK to ship ventilators and other devices to COVID-ravaged India 25 Apr 2021 - 07:33 pm

LONDON: Britain said on Sunday it was sending more than 600 medical devices including oxygen concentrators and ventilators to India to help the...

Draghi says deal reached with EU on Italy's recovery plan: Officials 25 Apr 2021 - 06:41 pm

ROME: Italy has reached a deal with the European Commission over its Recovery Plan, Prime Minister Mario Draghi told the cabinet late on...

Thailand ramps up efforts to rein in COVID-19, deaths hit daily record of 11 25 Apr 2021 - 05:49 pm

BANGKOK: Thai authorities are stepping up travel restrictions and other measures to combat a rapidly spreading third wave of COVID-19 infections as the...

Italy imposes travel ban from India over COVID variant 25 Apr 2021 - 05:25 pm

MILAN: Italy has joined other countries by imposing restrictions on travel from India to avert the spread of a COVID-19 variant as the...

Japanese ruling party to fare badly in votes for three parliamentary seats 25 Apr 2021 - 03:29 pm

Tokyo: Japan's ruling party is set to lose at least two of three seats in parliamentary by-elections widely seen as a verdict on...

Sunken missing Indonesian submarine found cracked open by rescuers 25 Apr 2021 - 03:09 pm

Denpasar: A missing Indonesian submarine has been found, broken into at least three parts, deep in the Bali Sea, army and navy officials...

Pakistan offers essential supplies to help India 25 Apr 2021 - 02:14 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is offering to send essential medical supplies to its neighbor that's in the grip of a devastating coronavirus surge that...

Hong Kong-Singapore air Travel Bubble to start on May 26 25 Apr 2021 - 02:09 pm

Hong Kong and Singapore will announce a start to their highly anticipated two-way air Travel Bubble as soon as Monday, according to people...

Germany faces lockdown until June as curbs fail to push down cases 25 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm

Berlin: Germany's coronavirus infection rate rose at the weekend despite stricter restrictions and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he did not expect moves...

Japan to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo, Osaka -media 25 Apr 2021 - 01:14 pm

TOKYO - The Japanese government is planning to open large vaccination centres in Tokyo and Osaka in the coming weeks in a bid...

Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 killed in Baghdad hospital fire 25 Apr 2021 - 01:13 pm

Baghdad: Iraq’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the...

US racing to send aid to India as COVID-19 cases soar 25 Apr 2021 - 01:05 pm

WILMINGTON, Del - The United States is deeply concerned by a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India and will race additional support...

Spanish man charged with infecting 22 people with COVID-19 25 Apr 2021 - 12:12 pm

Madrid: A Spanish man with COVID-19 symptoms who coughed on work colleagues and told them "I’m going to give you all the coronavirus”...

Post-COVID record crowd of 78,113 for Aussie rules game 25 Apr 2021 - 11:45 am

Melbourne: A crowd of 78,113 packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for an Australian rules match between Collingwood and Essendon on Sunday,...